The circuit assembly is coming up in September. There are several reasons I am going:
- It is at the Maine Center for the Arts, at my college. I really like this place, it would be interesting..
- My mother told me that I would not be shunned ("what would be the point on going?" she said)
- My mother, brother and brother-in-law all have parts. I have never seen a family member have a part.
Ok it makes me nervous though. I mean, I am not intending on converting back for so many many reasons. But to be honest, I like the new attention that my family will give me, esp if Mike comes. My father and the rest of the family has never talked to him and I think this would give them a chance to know how wonderful Mike is.
There is also an older man in the congregation (not elderly, just not my age) who is married and I was great friends with his daughter, anyway he was always giving me good advice and really understood me and never shunned me. He offered that Mike and I sit with him and his family and that offer made me feel really good.
My concern is that people I know will shun me, and that people I don't know will look at us funny and make us uncomfortable. 1) I have a facial piercing and 2) Mike has facial hair. Its purely for looks reasons. I feel very weird about it and I do not want to.
Of couse the main concern will to not laugh when the funny perfect families go on stage and talk about why its wise to abstain from TV and higher education. uuugh....